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Daily News from New York, New York • 712

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EUvru Sec. 19 DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 231937 lied Iloolz Pool Assured Park Officials UDeny Malt of Pool Work The development of Red Hook wading pool and play-ground has not been stopped. Park officials declared yesterday. The work has been curtailed due to the use of men on the rush job of Jacob Reis Park, officials said, but denied rumors that the project had been abandoned. fyvy The Red Hook project, square Pig Causes Traffic Jam; Cop Ends It Pocatello, Idaho.

June 22. Somebody's little pig started to market but got caught in traffic. Officer P. S. Buckland, called to investigate a traffic jam, captured the porker after me sig-sagging.

He loaded it into the back seat of an auto containing two women. "He's yours, lady," he said. block affair at Bush St, between Clinton and Henry adjoins the huge swimming pool at Lorraine St. The latter is used by adults, while the one under construction is for smaller children. At the office of Park Commissioner Moses it was said that plenty of materials and man power would be thrown into the center and that it would soon be open.

Civic organizations became concerned over the slowing up of the work and rumor soon spread that it would be abandoned. This caused resolutions to be -jit, i fizl drawn and sent to Park Commissioner Robert Moses, asking completion of the pool and play center. SEW? foio of playground and pxI prujrt in K-d Hook district. Brooklyn, is assured, park officials say. t'ota show men working at site.

Bush St. near Clinton St. BIG THREE! These he Death of "Battle Ax" Delayed Honeymoon All the troubles that In-set the man or woman who sravH from the straight and narrow have been investigat'd ly Warrant OfTicer Thomas of the Lonr Island City Maoist Court during thirty-five years with the Police Department. And he has profited by their experience. Now that he celt brat in his hers about Cleason 13 the occasion on which the fighting Mayor earned the soubriquet of Battle Ax.

When he objected to the fact that the Lone Island Railroad had laid tracks across his town, Gleason led a party of workmen carrying a heavy ax and tore up the tracks. "The old town has changed a lot," says Quinn, "but don't let any one tell you those were the good old days. There is no such thing a.i good old days, because every inch of progress makes tomorrow a better day than yesterday." 1.00" Von So Con Be RV.h anniversary as a cop, his fon.l-! first New rk Citv op ir (i'u-i ns ht id distinction, says Qutim. A hough the ti p'acv in li'S, he a-iijn. until At hat trit? Island City TrimhtTf -d about twr-ntyTive.

Th-re are mre than men the area tfxiay. heat, vas known a the "har to bar" b-at lf-ause it ran frun saloon to -aloin and covered an area trHiunt.H k' 10 ia-iu 3 title Ax) tile as f.hting Iiji'ir of Linsj itv. whose tiuinn huney- 1H wn. Hj((ily marrk'il an.i the father t.f Ai rhiMn-n. ont- of tht-jn intfd Srates Attoiry T.

2'iinn, the iuinn is it'iU waittiiii tj start in honty-Ili A'iinor thf distinctions PATCHOGUE TO VOTE ON SEA FRONT PARK Qutnn earned is th fact that of two square blocks. born tn Ireland in IfTt. Ouinn hi w-4 the tit-si New ork Tohre joined the IV! ice lepartment in n'-fr he left the liquor business. In li.O, he went from patrol duty to ihe Family Court in Brooklyn where he stayed six months. I.

earns From His Job. From here he went for a short man assigned to duty in Queens fifler the consolidation of tbf lr- 0 ij part of New York. Bit can't forget or forgive (ison's badly tinieii death. iiurt employed as a bar- 1 rid -r in the salon of his brother, ih, in LfriK Island City. The lioi jkipular man in the area nnd lit ih- salmon was Hattle Ax lived near by and a friend of the (jumns.

I'nh-cided on Hunrymmn. O'linrt met a comely las riamed 1 then h- was assigned to a job in i Court where stayed ten years. As warrant officer he's the fell who finds out why per-siin n't answer a summons and when they insist upon rot coming to court, ha "persuades" them. jiv and married her. They had 'I've learned a great deal from rot iti-ciitea wnetner to spu-na tr.e:r people how not to lead a hppy life." says Quinn.

"and in wratchir' them cart fully. I found out how to become content. That's I have to be thankful li-tiymoon at rans or ine Tr 0 ion died. i Fri-nii and admirers, enemies. i 1 business ansm-iates tiropped in; psy thfir last respect, and in- t.

I -i ta'Iy into iinn's saloon. Th i was so crow.b'il (CtU had li-jny friends) that alone for on thi 25c I gfe mfU A 13.000 bond issue to build a shorefront village park will be placed before Patch ojrue. Suffolk, voters at a referendum July 20. Proceeds of the proposed issue would be used to purchase two parcels of property at the foot of Ocean Patchog-ue, and to improve the site. The work, first recommended about two years ajro by the Pat-chojjue Merchants-Civic Association, was the subject of a stormy public meeting held before the Village Board a month ago, when 2o0 local residents showed marked division of opinion on the plan.

Before deciding on the referendum, the Village Board lopped otf one short front parcel from the original plan. This was done. Mayor Charles N. Butler Jr. said, to reduce the project's cost.

Maid, 18, Seized for $100 Roller Oltra roen, 1. a domestic, w-rs held in $Jod bail for Special Sessions Court by Magistrate Gasper J. I. iota in Pennsylvania Avenue Court, Brooklyn, yesterday when she was arraigned on a charge of petty larceny pref erred by her employer. Miss Dos en waived examination.

Clarence DeBonis. of 543 Amboy Brooklm. accused the toune A warrant officer. Qninn ha no occasion wear a uniform al-eth oueh he is still a cop. He is old enough to retire, but rinds woik a seventy-five quarter barrels pastime.

fit ih.it nti'ht. And re was not th only bart. ier in the place, Tore l'p Tracks. wa the i-nly saloon if I pet order to go on in the sect ion. I parade or I'm back ta a beat The honeymoon never t.n place, where I iave to buy a uniform and v.i (j'jinn.

Itut it may tane place a complete outht, then I'll retire." y-'t. i The thing Quinn re mem- Opens in September woman tf on TlVflo? rrm- 1 -1 taining $100 from a bureau drawer at the Amboy Street address. Detective Edward McGowan of Canarsie Station arrested the woman. PAYS IN PENNIES Fort Madison, la, June 22 LV). In applying for renewal of her ber permit.

Mrs. M. L. Jor.es sent the fee in pennies in a large wooden box. 20,300 of them according to her count.

Receipt of the renewal was withheld pending aa official count. ROOKLYK 275 ifVlNGSTON ST. C. JAMAlCA-r IoS-14 JAMAICA AVE. Bw.

tts U9 St. HEMPSTEAD 265 FULTON AVL let. Mm frw; Su. i NFW Jackson Heights branch of Queens, post office is slated for opening Sept. 1.

Building on 37th Ave, between JSlh and Tittb, Sts is nearinj comrIetan,.

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